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Vol IX
FROM SAN FRANCISCO
HONOLULU H I MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11 1899
Oceanic Steamship Company
TXME TABLE
The Fine PnBSonger Steamers of This Lino Vllf Arrive and Lititvti
This Fort as Hereunder
FOR SAN FRANCISCO
ALAMEDA SEPT 13 MAKIPOSA SEPT 15
AUSTRALIA SEPT 27 AUSTRALIA OCT 8
MARIPOSA OOT 11 MOANA OCT 18
AUSTRALIA OOT 25 AUSTRALIA OOT 81
In connection with the sailing of the above steamers the Agents are
prepared to issue to intending passengers coupon through tickets by any
railroad from San Francisco to all points in the United State nurt from
New York by any steamship lino to all European ports
Fox fuither particulars apply to
Wi G Irwin Co
LIMITED
General Agents Oceanic S S Company
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A FKESH SUPPLY OP THE
Hygienic Refrigerators
The only absolutely perfect Refrigerator made
Boston Long Card Matches Nails of all kinds Rosin
Pino Tree Turpentine Paints Lamp Mack
Cotton Waste Canal Barrows Fairy Stop Ladders
Manila and Sisal Hope Handles Mattocks
Picks Hoes and Shovels Axes and Hatchets
Axles Carriage Springs Grindstones
Dish and Dairy Pans Sauco Pane Lawn Mowers
Charcoal Irons Babbitts Potash
Tubular Lanterns and Globes
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All the above and more on the Emily F Whitney from New
Y t York direot All sorts of Goods by other Vessels
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Pacific Heights
NOTICE
ApplioationB will be received at the office of BRUOE WARING CO
for the purchase of lots on
PACIFIC HEIGHTS
situated on the magnificent hillside bnlnwen Nuunnu and Pauoa Valleys
and commanding a superb marine and scenic view stretohjnp from Dia
mond Head over Eunchbowl to the Waionae range of Mountains
A broad winding boulovard Riving agcosH to tho property is now in
course of construction and choice lots of sufficient area for magnifioont
homesteads will soon be available
On the Nuunnu Bide of the hill is a Pali protecting it from the high
winds and heavy showerB of Nuunnu Vallev ensuring a salubrious climate
Tho Elovatiou of tho Property is froni 150 to 7E0 feot abovo Boaleyel
Applications will be numbered and filed and choice will Ibo allotted
according to tho number of applications
g0T Only 1000 for a lot 100x200 feet
g0 Terms Easy
BttTJCE WARING CO
1180 tt ROOMS 7 AND 8 PROURBSS BLOCK
fheo H lavies Co Id
SUGAR FACTORS
IMPORTERS OF
General Merchandise
AND
Vgonts for Lloyds
Canadian Australian Steamship Lino
British Foreign Marine Insurance Co
Northern Assurance Co Fire and Life
Canadian Pacific Railway Co
Pioneer Lino of Packets from Liverpool
THE CALLS
QUESTl6fiS
A Territorial Form of Gov
e niueiii ibe Most Suitable
A Sutumury of t io Oplonious of a
Nuttibor of Bcpreooutntivo Mon
of Hawaii on tho Labor aud
Governaioutul Problems
The Sun Francisco Call of Sep
teninur 2nd devotes two whole
pages to the publication of writ-
ten interviews obtained from rep
tesentative men of Hawaii
Home few weeks ago the local
conespondent of that influential
journal forwarded eight printed
questions to four hundred repre
sentative men of the Islands em
bracing bankers merchants
planters agents and managers
professional men of every brand
mechanics and laboring men
About one sixth of those J ad
dressed had the courtesy urid
kindness to reply to the answers
or to acknowledge their receipt
with reasons for not answering
thiin and there are about twenty
others who have promised to re
ply but whose answers have not
yet been received
The iii bt batch dealt with ii
the Call of September 2 copies of
which can be procured from the
agents Wall Nichols Co and
others contains 3G answers from
the pens of Messrs W F JTrear
Paul Neumann John M Horner
Dr Nicholas RusseU William O
Smith P O Jones TCev Sereno
E Bishop Professor
C L Wight F Wunden
berg Thomas S Kay Robt Hall
Henry Smith Fred W Hnnkey
Paul R Isenberg Geo A Davis
Dr Geo P Andrews W R Cas
tle V N Armstrong Wallace R
Farrington Edmond Norrie W
H Edings Jas T Copeland JTred
II Ilayselden H M Whitney
Jos 11 Poepoe N 1J Emerson
W F Allen Bruce Cartwright
A V Gear C H Parker J C
Quinn Jas W Girvin Robt W
Wilcox Gilbert F Little mid W
8 Wise
The Call thus summarizes the
answers and has apparently
treated the matter with its accus
tomed fairness impartiality and
desire for accuracy
In pursuance with instructions
the correspondent of The Call at
Honolulu has obtained interviews
with a large number of represen
tative residents of the Hawaiian
Islands upon the form of govern
ment most desired by thq people
of the Paradise of the Pacific
the manner in which their otlicerB
should be selected the labor
question and other mutters of
vital interest to them
The interviews show that the
feeling in favor of a Territorial
form of government Is almost
unanimous This form is- consid
ered best suited to the people and
the conditions at present existing
in the islnnds lion Paul Neu
mann who was the right hand
man of ex Queen Liliuoalani ob
jects to any projected colonial
system and believes in the right
of Hnwaiians to annul the annex
ation treaty if it is sought to
force a colonial government on
the islands Robert W Wilcox
another of the stanch supporters
of the deposed Queen declares
candidly for a monarchial form of
government and says that the
ruler should be the most
wronged nnd abused Queen
It is the belief of the majority
that the members of the Supreme
nnd Circuit courts should be the
choice of the President of the
United States being appointed
either for life or a term of years
Others think the judiciary should
be chosen by the people for a
term of years varying from two
to twelve
w
ft
frnly a few express the opinion
th t there should be a change in
lh present judiciary of Hawnii
Their retention in ofllce because
of their familiarity with both the
judicinl systems of the United
States and of nawaii is favored
by a large number of the inter
viewed
On the subject of the seleotlon
of the oillcers for the proposed
Territory it is the general opinion
that they should be appointed
from the residents of the islands
aud not from the mrtiuhtnd
Some believe the matter should
be left to the discretion of the
President while others think
that half of the officers should be
appointed from the residents the
other half coming from the
mainland
Regarding the other Territorial
oillcers a slight majority is in
favor of election as against ap
pointment According to some
the Governor should make all the
appointments while others advo
cate their election
The repeal of the present penal
contract labor laws is largely
favored Emphatic declarations
on this subject are made by
many tho system being char
acterized as a survival of servi
tude disgraceful and degrading
The seventh question relating
to the labor problem brought
forth many suggestions Among
them are the following Reduce
dividends by increasing wages
Assisted labor from Europe
should be permitted Oner fair
wages Invite American and
European laborei s to come to the
islands Keep the door for free
labor open except to China A
scientific mnn should be em
ployed to study the conditions in
the islands and- the sources of
labor elsewhere and make
inundations Jiving negroes fronr
the United States Share the
profits with intelligent laborers
Let Congress repeal the laAvs
against contract labor and assist
ed immigration
The interviews indicate Hint
there is a prevalence of opinion
in favor of the granting of uni
versal suffrage A number how
ever think that the suffrage
should be restricted educational
and property qualifications being
necessnry Others advocate the
elective franchise for all Hawaii
an born and all foreigners with
the exception of Asiatics
Ninety per cent of those inter
viewed believe a Territorial form
of government the most suitable
for the islands
Only three favor the colonial
plnn while one other is of the
opinion that the monarchy should
be restored
The appointment by the Presi
dent of the United States of the
members of the judiciary is fav
ored by a large majority
There is but little opposition to
the retention in office of the
cut judiciary
The consensus of opinion as re
gards the officers for the proposed
Territory to be appointed by the
President is that they should be
selected from among the resi
dents of the islands
There is a division of opinion
as to whether the other oillcers
for the Territory should be ap
pointed by the Governor or elect
ed by the people
A large majority emphatically
declares in favor of the repeal of
the penal contract labor laws
Numerous suggestions are of
fered regarding the solution of
the vexatious lnbor problem
The granting of the franchise
to all native born and naturalized
citizens of the Territory is fav
ored by most of the nawaiians
Some think the franchise should
be restricted by educational or
property qualifications
Mr Win Horace Wright the
local correspondent authorizes
the Independent to state that all
answers sent to him prior to the
25th instant will bo promply for
warded to the S F Call After
that date this incident will be
deemed closed
No 1301
NOTICE
Change in SaiiiDg of
Sfmr KINAU
Commencing on or about
September 18th next tho
Steamer KTNAU will sail for
Kaunalcalcai Lahaina Maa
laea Bay Kihei Malcena
Kawaihae Mahukona Lau
pahoehoe and llilo as follows
Leaving Honolulu at li
m on Mondays Fridays and
Wednesdays j arriving at llilo
the following afternoons
Leaving Hilo at 2 r m on
Wednesdays Mondays and
Fridays arriving in Honolulu
the following evenings
Freight will be received at
Honolulu at jtho Kinau wharf
on the day previous to sailing
and on sailing days up to 12
m for Makena Kawaihae
Hilo Papaikou PcpeeTceo
and Honomu
Freights for Lahaina Kihei
and Mahukona and from Ka
waihae and Makena will be
taken by tho Steamer Kilauea
Hou sailing from Honolulu
on Mondays at 5 p m
The KINAU will not take
Freight for Ports other than
those indicated above
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